| Martin Brock, anti-hero of Chris
Haslam's hilarious novel 12 Step Fandango, is the first worthy successor to
Eric Ambler's Arthur Abdel Simpson. Like Simpson, Brock is a low-down dirty
hustler with few friends and serious enemies. Unlike Simpson, Brock manages to be cool, coming across like a wired Johnny Depp as his fragile little cocaine-based lifestyle explodes across the gorgeous, sun-baked Andalusian countryside.
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